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noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of have

a wealthy person
  • a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots
Synonyms of have

capitalist, Croesus, deep pocket, fat cat, money, moneybags, plutocrat, silk stocking
Words Related to have

moneymaker, money-spinner [chiefly British]

magnate, nabob, tycoon

billionaire, gazillionaire, millionaire, multibillionaire, multimillionaire, multimillionairess, zillionaire

heir, heiress, jet-setter, jeunesse dorée
Near Antonyms of have

bankrupt, beggar
Antonyms of have

have-not, pauper

have

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of have

1 to keep, control, or experience as oneʼs own
  • my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles
Synonyms of have

command, enjoy, hold, own, possess, retain
Words Related to have

keep, reserve, withhold

bear, carry

boast, show off, sport
Phrases Synonymous with have

rejoice in
Near Antonyms of have

abandon, cede, disclaim, disown, hand over, relinquish, renounce, surrender, yield

discard, dump

decline, reject, repudiate, spurn

need, require
Antonyms of have

lack, want
2 to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
  • we decided that I would have the job of calling the volunteers on the phone
  • she refused to have him as a husband
Synonyms of have

accept, take
Words Related to have

accede (to), assent (to), concede (to), confirm, consent (to), OK (or okay), ratify, sanction, warrant

acquiesce (to), bow (to), capitulate (to), give in (to), submit (to), succumb (to), surrender (to), yield (to)

abide, bear, brook, countenance, endure, shoulder, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, swallow, sweat out, tolerate

adopt, embrace, welcome
Near Antonyms of have

dissent (to), object (to), oppose, protest

hold off, resist, withstand

combat, contest, fight
Antonyms of have

decline, deny, disallow, disapprove, negative, refuse, reject, spurn, turn down, veto
3 to bring forth from the womb
  • her grandmother had 11 children
Synonyms of have

bear, birth [chiefly dialect], deliver, drop, mother, produce
Words Related to have

labor

breed, multiply, propagate, reproduce, spawn

beget, father, generate, get, sire

calve, kid, kindle, kitten, litter, pup, whelp
Phrases Synonymous with have

give birth to
Near Antonyms of have

abort, lose, miscarry
4 to cause to believe what is untrue
  • heʼd been had —the painting was a fake, and he never saw the "art dealer" or his money again
Synonyms of have

bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, con, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have on [chiefly British], hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, suck in, sucker, take in, trick
Words Related to have

kid, put on, tease

bleed, cheat, chisel, defraud, diddle, euchre, flam, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle
Phrases Synonymous with have

do a number on, lead one down the garden path (also lead one up the garden path), pull one's leg, pull the wool over one's eyes
Near Antonyms of have

debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask

disclose, divulge, tell, unveil

disabuse, disenchant, disillusion
Antonyms of have

undeceive
5 to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
  • had a great time at the party
  • had three operations on her leg
Synonyms of have

endure, experience, feel, know, pass, see, suffer, sustain, taste, undergo, witness
Words Related to have

encounter, meet

accept, receive

assimilate, digest
Phrases Synonymous with have

go through
6 to give permission for or to approve of
  • I will not have any more nonsense about a party in celebration of my retirement
Synonyms of have

allow, green-light, permit, suffer
Words Related to have

authorize, commission, license (also licence)

accede (to), acquiesce, agree (to), assent (to), consent (to), OK (or okay), warrant

accord, concede, grant, sanction, vouchsafe

admit, brook, condone, countenance, endure, support, tolerate
Phrases Synonymous with have

stand for
Near Antonyms of have

hinder, impede, obstruct

censure, disallow, disapprove, deny, interdict, refuse, reject, revoke, suppress, withhold

deplore, discountenance, disfavor, dislike, frown (at or on), grudge

check, curb, keep, repress, restrain
Antonyms of have

ban, enjoin, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, veto
7 to influence someone with a bribe
  • an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price
Synonyms of have

bribe, buy, corrupt, pay off, square
Words Related to have

fix, tamper (with)

abase, debase, debauch, defile, degrade, demean, deprave, dishonor, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, taint, warp

allure, bait, beguile, entice, lead on, lure, seduce, tempt

motivate, provoke, spur, stimulate

goad, induce

flatter, persuade

snare, trap
Phrases Synonymous with have

get at, grease the hand of (or grease the palm of), oil the hand of (or oil the palm of)
8 to keep in oneʼs mind or heart
  • I have never had an unkind thought for him
  • do you have an opinion?
Synonyms of have

bear, cherish, entertain, harbor, hold, nurse
Words Related to have

cultivate, foster, nurture, support, sustain

carry, keep, maintain, preserve, remember, retain, treasure

cleave (to), cling (to), hug, stick (to)

brood (about or over), fixate (on or upon), obsess (about or over)
Phrases Synonymous with have

hang on to, hold on to
Near Antonyms of have

disregard, drop, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook

abjure, decline, deny, disdain, refuse, reject, repudiate, scorn

abandon, desert, discard, forsake, give up, part (with), quit, renounce, throw out

erase, expunge

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